List of BBC DVD releases

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BBC DVD, a division of BBC Worldwide, began releasing Doctor Who onto DVD in 1999 when the series was chosen as one of six DVDs released to represent the BBC as a 'test' of the DVD market by BBC Worldwide (the other titles were The Black Adder, Noddy in Toyland, The Planets, Persuasion, and The Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus - Volume 1).

The chosen title for this 'test' was The Five Doctors and it was chosen due to already existing in a Special Edition format from the BBC Video release of 1995, something that allowed it to take 'better advantage' of the DVD format with the use of 5.1 Surround Sound.

1999

• 01/11/1999 BBCDVD1006 The Five Doctors

2000

After The Five Doctors, which was something of a false start, the range eventually kicked off properly (with a different cover art template) a year later with The Robots of Death.

• 13/11/2000 BBCDVD1012 The Robots of Death

2001

• 29/01/2001 BBCDVD1033 Spearhead from Space
• 26/02/2001 BBCDVD1040 Remembrance of the Daleks
• 18/06/2001 BBCDVD1042 The Caves of Androzani
• 13/08/2001 BBCDVD1043 The Movie
• 15/10/2001 BBCDVD1044 Vengeance on Varos

2002

Pyramids of Mars was originally to be the Tom Baker title released in the second slot, but issues to do with contract negotiations led to it being postponed and The Ark in Space substituted instead. The original plan after the release of The Five Doctors was to release one title from each Doctor of the then eight Doctors, but as the range progressed this was not quite achieved as The Ark in Space and Carnival of Monsters were then slipped into the schedule to prevent two black and white stories being released back to back.

• 14/01/2002 BBCDVD1032 The Tomb of the Cybermen
• 08/04/2002 BBCDVD1097 The Ark in Space
• 15/07/2002 BBCDVD1098 Carnival of Monsters
• 21/10/2002 BBCDVD1099 The Aztecs
• 18/11/2002 BBCDVD1100 Resurrection of the Daleks

2003

For the show's 40th Anniversary, BBC DVD wanted to release one title from each Doctor.

• 17/02/2003 BBCDVD1151 The Seeds of Death (2 disc)
• 28/04/2003 BBCDVD1152 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2 disc)
• 09/06/2003 BBCDVD1156 The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2 disc)
• 18/08/2003 BBCDVD1153 Earthshock
• 08/09/2003 BBCDVD1213 The Two Doctors (2 disc)
• 06/10/2003 BBCDVD1154 The Curse of Fenric (2 disc)
• 24/11/2003 BBCDVD1144 The Three Doctors

2004

Pyramids of Mars was released after being voted most wanted DVD release in a 2003 DWM poll and the Lost in Time set came about due to the recovery of the previously missing episode Day of Armageddon from The Daleks' Master Plan which happened in the January of 2004.

• 19/01/2004 BBCDVD1329 The Visitation
• 01/03/2004 BBCDVD1350 Pyramids of Mars
• 10/05/2004 BBCDVD1142 The Green Death
• 05/07/2004 BBCDVD1351 The Leisure Hive
• 20/09/2004 BBCDVD1352 Ghost Light
• 01/11/2004 BBCDVD1353 Lost in Time (3 disc)

2005

From Revelation of the Daleks and onwards the DVDs featured the logo of 2entertain, a DVD release company formed by the BBC and Woolworths.

• 17/01/2005 BBCDVD1356 Horror of Fang Rock
• 07/03/2005 BBCDVD1358 The Mind Robber
• 25/04/2005 BBCDVD1354 The Claws of Axos
• 16/05/2005 BBCDVD1755 Doctor Who - Volume 1
• 13/06/2005 BBCDVD1756 Doctor Who - Volume 2
• 11/07/2005 BBCDVD1357 Revelation of the Daleks
• 01/08/2005 BBCDVD1757 Doctor Who - Volume 3
• 05/09/2005 BBCDVD1758 Doctor Who - Volume 4
• 09/09/2005 BBCDVD1355 The Web Planet
• 06/10/2005 BBCDVD1384 Dalek Collector’s Edition: The Dalek Invasion of Earth/Resurrection of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (4 disc / W.H. Smith exclusive)
• 07/11/2005 BBCDVD1664 City of Death (2 disc)
• 21/11/2005 BBCDVD1770 Doctor Who - The Complete First Series

2006

The Sontaran Experiment in October 2006 marked the start of an increase in the number of releases, with titles being assigned as either a 'Super Value Edition' (like The Sontaran Experiment), which meant a reduced extras package, or 'Special Editions' like the two disc releases of the past.

• 30/01/2006 BBCDVD1882 The Beginning: An Unearthly Child/The Daleks/The Edge of Destruction (3 disc)
• 10/04/2006 BBCDVD1813 Genesis of the Daleks (2 disc)
• 01/05/2006 BBCDVD1960 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 1
• 05/06/2006 BBCDVD1961 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 2
• 19/06/2006 BBCDVD1802 Inferno (2 disc)
• 10/07/2006 BBCDVD1962 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 3
• 24/07/2006 BBCDVD1833 The Hand of Fear
• 07/08/2006 BBCDVD1963 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 4
• 04/09/2006 BBCDVD2224 The Mark of the Rani
• 25/09/2006 BBCDVD1964 Doctor Who - Series 2 Volume 5
• 09/10/2006 BBCDVD1811 The Sontaran Experiment
• 06/11/2006 BBCDVD1829 The Invasion (2 disc)
• 06/11/2006 BBCDVD2262 The Cybermen Collection: The Tomb of the Cybermen/The Invasion/Earthshock (4 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive)
• 06/11/2006 BBCDVD???? The Third Doctor Collection: Spearhead from Space/Inferno/The Claws of Axos/The Three Doctors/Carnival of Monsters/The Green Death (7 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive)
• 20/11/2006 BBCDVD2122 Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
• 26/12/2006 BBCDVD2241 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 1

2007

The Series Three DVD boxset was also, in an exclusive release at Amazon.co.uk, made available with the choice of two additional covers beyond that of the standard cover. The Remembrance of the Daleks disc, as part of the Davros DVD box set, marked the first example of the range re-visiting a previous release (the new disc correcting mistakes with effects and the multi-angle feature, and upgrading the Photo Gallery feature, as well as adding new documentaries).

• 27/01/2007 BBCDVD1331 New Beginnings: The Keeper of Traken/Logopolis/Castrovalva (3 disc)
• 27/01/2007 BBCDVD???? The Dalek Collection: The Dalek Invasion of Earth/Genesis of the Daleks/Resurrection of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (7 disc / Amazon.co.uk exclusive)
• 26/02/2007 BBCDVD2251 Torcwhood - Series 1 Part 2
• 26/03/2007 BBCDVD2345 Torchwood - Series 1 Part 3
• 02/04/2007 BBCDVD2380 Doctor Who - The Runaway Bride
• 16/04/2007 BBCDVD1834 Survival (2 disc)
• 21/05/2007 BBCDVD2381 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 1
• 04/06/2007 BBCDVD2332 Robot
• 25/06/2007 BBCDVD2382 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 2
• 09/07/2007 BBCDVD2333 Timelash
• 23/07/2007 BBCDVD2383 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 3
• 06/08/2007 BBCDVD2327 Time-Flight/Arc of Infinity (2 disc)
• 20/08/2007 BBCDVD2384 Doctor Who - Series 3 Volume 4
• 03/09/2007 BBCDVD2334 The Time Warrior
• 24/09/2007 BBCDVD2335 The Key to Time: The Ribos Operation/The Pirate Planet/The Stones of Blood/The Androids of Tara/The Power of Kroll/The Armageddon Factor (7 disc)
• 15/10/2007 BBCDVD1814 Planet of Evil
• 29/10/2007 BBCDVD2390 The Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane
• 05/11/2007 BBCDVD2385 Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series
• 05/11/2007 BBCDVD2452 Doctor Who - The Infinite Quest
• 26/11/2007 BBCDVD2434 Destiny of the Daleks
• 26/11/2007 BBCDVD2508 Davros: Genesis of the Daleks/Destiny of the Daleks/Resurrection of the Daleks/Revelation of the Daleks/Remembrance of the Daleks (8 disc)

2008

The release of The Five Doctors is the second re-release of the series, making the original 1983 version of the story available on DVD for the first time.

• 14/01/2008 BBCDVD2438 Beneath the Surface: Doctor Who and the Silurians/The Sea Devils/Warriors of the Deep (4 disc)
• 11/02/2008 BBCDVD2331 The Time Meddler
• 03/03/2008 BBCDVD2450 The Five Doctors (2 disc)
• 10/03/2008 BBCDVD2604 Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned
• 14/04/2008 BBCDVD2432 Black Orchid
• 05/05/2008 BBCDVD2586 The Invasion of Time
• 05/05/2008 BBCDVD2617 Bred for War: The Time Warrior/The Sontaran Experiment/The Invasion of Time/The Two Doctors (5 disc)
• 02/06/2008 BBCDVD2605 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 1
• 02/06/2008 BBCDVD2618 Torchwood - The Complete Second Series
• 16/06/2008 BBCDVD2439 K-9 Tales: The Invisible Enemy/K-9 & Company
• 01/07/2008 BBCDVD2606 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 2
• ??/07/2008 BBCDVD???? The Brain of Morbius
• 04/08/2008 BBCDVD2607 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 3
• 04/08/2008 BBCDVD???? The Trial of a Time Lord
• ??/09/2008 BBCDVD2608 Doctor Who - Series 4 Volume 4
• ??/??/2008 BBCDVD???? Four to Doomsday
• 03/11/2008 BBCDVD2609 Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series

The following title was scheduled for 2008, but has yet to be released:

• 17/03/2008 BBCDVD2456 The Sarah Jane Adventures - Revenge of the Slitheen/Eye of the Gorgon

Future

Commentaries have been recorded (or partially recorded with certain actors) for Terror of the Autons, The Dæmons, The Time Monster, Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Planet of the Spiders, The Seeds of Doom, The Deadly Assassin, Image of the Fendahl, State of Decay, Mawdryn Undead, Enlightenment, Attack of the Cybermen. This does not indicate imminent releases however.

Comments have been made to the effect that 2entertain (who are currently in charge of the DVD releases) wish to see seasons completed (speculated to be in order that season box sets can be issued). To that effect, Revenge of the Cybermen (Season 12), Kinda (Season 19), Attack of the Cybermen (Season 22), and Battlefield (Season 26) are seen as likely releases in the not too distant future due to being the final titles required to complete their respective seasons. The Ambassadors of Death (Season 7) would also fall into this catagory but may not happen for some time due to the quality of the colour.

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